Going on a flight to Beijing from Washington DC? Here is some background information to enjoy as a video.

Beijing flights from the capital of the USA only started in 2007. Before that people in Washington DC were forced to fly via Chicago or New York or other options out of the USA to Beijing.

This came as a surprise to me as I expected that there would be flights to Beijing from Washington DC a long time before that. The Chinese don’t won’t too much competition for local airlines so they restrict the number of flights that can go direct to China.

If you are thinking of going to Beijing and want to read about finding cheap flights to Beijing read the related article on this site.

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